The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-17
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

QUEEN vIcToRIA's salary is more than s., 600
day.
LIZ all mon were to pay as they 60, there would
be less going and more paying.
It was noted that at the Queens jubilee the
only uniforms in the world unrepresented were
those of the French and American armies.
GEORGE WooDsoN. the only negro student
that ever attended Beloit College. will deliver
the address at Beloit Emancipation day.
Miss MINNIE E. Folsom, a near relative OF
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. has become preceptress
of the Bookings ID. IT, Agricultural College.
GARFIELD county, Kansas, has ], 900 unmarried
men and twenty-eight unmarried women. Go
West young ladies, and grow up with the
country.
THE three sons of Hiram Powers, the famous
American sculptor. live in three separate villas
the genius of their father, though they inherited
his money.
JUDGE L. c. COLLINS, of Chicago and ex-
Judge Drummond, of the same city, expert
admirers of basel ball. attending nearly all the
professional games played in their city. Judge
Collins was famous pitcher in his college days.
RIDER HAGGARD when a boy of nineteen, was
appointed private secretary to Sir Henry Bull
wer, then Governor of Natal. He thus acquired
an early but fruitful impression of Africa, in
which he laid the scenes of seversl of his novels
REV. JOHN JASPER, the famous clerical as
tronomer' of Richmond. Va, has particular
seat in the Capitol square near the north steps
of the Capitol building, where he can be al
most any summer evening contemplating the
sidereal system.
FLANAGAN. of what are we here for Z" fame,
is one of the most effective fighters for prohibi-
ton in Texas. He is not making many public
speeches, but it is represented that in the little
matter Of wire-pulling he is giving the anrpro-
hibitionists more trouble than any other ten
men in the State.
Boston man after getting on Brooklyn
street car discovered that he had no change less
than $50 bill The conductor lent him his fare
and the man took his name and address. One
day last week the conductor received = check
for s. from the Boston man in appreciation of
his kindness in lending nickel
DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLINESS ancestor 'sDo
rothy @ " has become more than ever historical
character since there has been recently found
the original deed of the land where the Massa-
chusetts State-house stands, in which she the
widow of Governor Hancock, conveys the estate
for the nominal fee of five shiilings.
BAUDRY. the painter. decorated the ceiling of
the foyer of tho Inflated Opera Comiqus il Paris
While he was doing it he noticed fireman
watching him with interest 'Well, my good
fellow" said Baudry. 'what do you think of it."
II think" replied the other; shat when the
house burns down your oil paints will make
nasty smoke"
A librarian contributes to the Library Jour-
nal an interesting anecdote A woman once
said: 81 wish you'd give real interesting
book; my husbands dreadful sick, and the doc
tor says he won't live till morning; and 1 want
something to keep me awake" REFRESHING the
impulse to give her "A Charming Widow" he
handed her THE Dead Secret Wien she
returned it she was in the deepest weeds but
said: THAT a dreadful. good book"
MEDICAL paper remarks that the Emperor
William is suffering from advancing years, the
Crown Prince from laryngeal papilloma, and
Bismarck from rheumatism; Mr.. Gladstone has
catarrah troubles of his respiratory organs; Sir
Micheal Hlcks-Beach has cataracts: Mr.. Parnell
has some unknown malady which makes him an
invalid; Lord Randolph Churchill married an
American lady and has the tallegedl American
disease neurasthenia; Mr.. Blaine is reported to
be Brightique; Mr.. Manning is hemipleeic;
President Cleveland is rheumatic and lipomato-
sic; the Emperor of Russia is suffering from
mental depression.
THERE is doubt says London Truth
''that Sir Charles Warren has discovered the
secret of success in managing crowds by the SIM
pie expedient of stopping traffic on wheels There
was never the least crush difficulty in getting
about, either il the morning the evening of
jubilee day. because the roadway. added TO he
footway, gave ample space for the largest crowds
10 move on. To those who remember the fright
ful crush on the last occasion Of any iumina-